Republican Club
By Brian Harmon
LW contributor
At the next regular Republican Club meeting, members will share thoughts and feelings on what happened that day.
The meeting will be held this coming Wednesday, Jan. 20, at 7 p.m. on Zoom.
One of the few things that psychologists appear to be in agreement about is that the first step in the mourning process is denial. The second step, of course, is anger.
The response of the leaders of The LW Republican club to the disaster that occurred last week in the United States Capitol fit the profile.
How can we explain how Republicans, supporters of law and order, the constitution, and the rule of law, could storm and occupy the Capitol building, arguably the center of America’s democratic republic?
The mayor of Washington D.C. is correct in saying that all the facts are not yet in. However, what we know so far makes those who are Republicans very sad. We want the residents of LW to know that we do not support what was done by that mob in, and to, our nation’s Capitol.
Fortunately, there is a great deal of photographic evidence to allow the FBI and other law enforcement agencies to identify many of those who were responsible. The Republican Club supports these efforts and hope that the culprits will be punished to the full extent of the law. Nothing excuses the type of behavior that the U.S. saw on Jan. 6.
•••• Everyone agrees that this past year was the worst, with the most dreadful pandemic of the past 100 years. The other bad news for Republicans during 2020 was having the party’s candidate for president lose.
Locally, however, the news was much better for OC and LW Repbulicans. The Republican Club’s candidate for Congress, Orange County Supervisor Michelle Steel, was elected and will be serving alongside Young Kim as two of the first three Korean-American women elected to Congress, all of whom were elected in the 2020 elections.
State Sen.Janet Nguyen will be returning to Sacramento as its new Assemblywoman, replacing Republican Tyler Diep. He had upset his fellow party members by being the only Republican in the Assembly to support AB5, which required most independent contractors to be hired as regular employees or laid off.
One of the most celebrated political development for Republicans in Leisusure World was the re-election of Seal Beach City Councilman Thomas Moore.
During the year 2020, the LW GOP booth’s efforts were an overwhelming success, raising over $8,000, registering over 250 voters, adding over 100 new members (to 230) and gathering approximately 150 signatures for the recall of Gov.Gavin Newsom.
The Republican Club’s current project is helping to elect State Sen. John Moorlach to the OC Board of Supervisors. He has served as the OC Treasurer and County Supervisor, as well as State Senator, so he will be able to “hit the ground running.”
Moorlach has worked effectively with Democrats in the state senate to deal with the exploding cost of government employee pension plans, as well as the dual problems of homelessness and mental illness.
